DEO claim 'on hold' for 12 weeks with no explanation - anyone else waiting this long?

Three months is definitely excessive, but unfortunately not unheard of. The system might have flagged something in your application that requires manual review. Most holds should be resolved within 3-4 weeks at most. Have you checked if there's any 'Fact Finding' questionnaires in your CONNECT inbox that need to be completed? Sometimes those get missed and your claim stays on hold until you respond.

I was stuck in the same situation for 9 weeks last year. What finally worked for me was using Claimyr to get through to an actual DEO agent who could see what was happening with my claim. Their system connects you to DEO without the hours of redial hell. I watched their video demo (https://youtu.be/UzW_hbUy-ss?si=zORd51jeq1GX5Ldj) and was connected to an agent in about 20 minutes. The agent was able to see that my claim was flagged for employment verification but the notice never showed up in my CONNECT inbox. Worth checking out their site at claimyr.com if you're desperate - honestly saved my sanity.

omg 3 months is CRAZY!! mine was on hold for like 4 weeks and i thought THAT was bad. have u tried emailing ur state representative?? my cousin did that and suddenly her claim was fixed like magic lol

The DEO system is DESIGNED to be impossible to navigate. They WANT people to give up so they don't have to pay benefits!!! I waited FIVE MONTHS last year before my claim was finally approved. Every week it was a different excuse. First "employment verification", then "wage investigation", then "adjudication". It's all bureaucratic nonsense to delay paying people what they're owed. The whole system is CORRUPT!!!

My claim was on hold for about 6 weeks and what fixed it was going in person to the CareerSource office. The DEO rep there was able to look up my claim and saw that they needed additional wage verification that never showed in my CONNECT inbox. I brought my paystubs the next day and my claim was approved within a week. Might be worth checking if there's a CareerSource office near you with DEO staff onsite.

I work in HR and deal with unemployment claims all the time. A few things to try: 1) Call RIGHT when they open at 7:30am - less wait time 2) Ask specifically if there are any "determinations pending employer response" - sometimes your former employer hasn't responded to DEO's inquiry 3) Request to speak with a claim adjudicator specifically, not just a frontline rep 4) Check if your identity verification through ID.me is complete - that's a common hold reason. Hope this helps!

My claim was on hold and i never found out why. just randomly started getting payments one day. the whole system is a joke fr

UPDATE: Based on everything here, it sounds like you have a few good next steps: 1) Try visiting CareerSource in person, 2) Contact your state representative, 3) Try calling right at opening time or consider using a service to connect you, and 4) Specifically ask to speak with an adjudicator who can see the detailed status of your claim. One of these approaches should help break through the logjam. Please let us know what ends up working!